Mumbai

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After terrible Tuesday, Mumbai gets relief from heavy showers; local trains back on track

Mumbai: A day after facing monsoon fury, Mumbai saw respite from torrential rains on Wednesday as the metropolis slowly limped back to normalcy with its lifeline – local trains — springing back…
21 killed in rain-related incidents across Maharashtra in last 5 days

Mumbai: Rain-related incidents have claimed the lives of 21 persons in Maharashtra in five days starting August 15, with Nanded district alone accounting for seven deaths, an official report said on Tuesday.…

All 582 passengers stuck in Mumbai Monorail rescued

Mumbai: All 582 passengers stuck in the Mumbai Monorail near Mysore Colony between Chembur and Bhakti Park were rescued by the Mumbai Fire Brigade of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) with the…
BJP nominates Maha Guv CP Radhakrishnan as NDA’s VP candidate

New Delhi: The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday nominated Maharashtra Governor C P Radhakrishnan as the NDA candidate for vice-president. Announcing the nomination, BJP president J P Nadda said a meeting chaired…
IndiGo aircraft’s tail touches runway at Mumbai Airport

Mumbai: An IndiGo Airbus A321 aircraft’s tail touched the runway amid bad weather, as it powered up for a low-altitude go-around manoeuvre in Mumbai on Saturday, according to the airline. Instead of…
Telangana migrant worker in Saudi jail, son seeks govt help

Hyderabad: A 41-year-old migrant worker from Telangana has been imprisoned in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, for the past eight months in connection with an alleged liquor-related offence. The case came to public attention…
Flight operations hit at Mumbai airport as tech glitch hits data network

Mumbai: Flight operations were affected at Mumbai airport on Saturday after a technical glitch hit the data network, forcing the facility’s operator to switch to manual mode, according to a source. Though…

Stan Swamy Memorial Lecture at Xavier’s College canceled amid ABVP protest

The St Xavier’s College in Mumbai canceled its annual Stan Swamy Memorial lecture on August 5 due to protests by members of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and the Rashtriya Swayam…
Raja Singh threatens to burn theatres screening ‘Khalid ka Shivaji’ demands ban

Hyderabad: Goshamahal MLA, T Raja Singh, demanded that the government of Maharashtra issue a ban on the movie “Khalid ka Shivaji”, a Marathi movie, alleging it was an attempt to distort the…
Uttarakhand landslide: 120 Maharashtra tourists safe; 31 still await rescue

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government is in constant touch with the Uttarakhand administration after landslides and flash floods in the Dharali area of Uttarkashi district left 151 tourists from the western state stranded,…
SC order paves way for holding local body polls with 27 pc OBC quota: Fadnavis

Mumbai: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Monday said the Supreme Court’s order has paved the way for holding the elections to local bodies with a 27 per cent quota for OBCs.…
Woman told to speak in Marathi at Mumbai govt office; bystander defends her

A Muslim woman was allegedly asked to speak in Marathi by a municipal corporation official in Navi Mumbai, leading to a commotion at the office. The woman had come to the corporation…
Tihar jail opposes Tahawwur Rana’s plea for phone talk with family

New Delhi: The Tihar jail authorities on Friday opposed an application filed by 26/11 Mumbai attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana before a Delhi court seeking a phone conversation with family members. The…
Bombay HC upholds FIR against teacher over Operation Sindoor WhatsApp post

The Bombay High Court refused to overturn an FIR against a Muslim teacher hailing from Maharashtra’s Pune district, who reportedly reacted with a laughing face emoji to messages admiring Operation Sindoor. The…
NCP‑SP’s Sule says Operation Sindoor can’t be celebrated until attackers found

New Delhi: NCP-SP MP Supriya Sule on Monday questioned the government’s handling of Operation Sindoor, saying it cannot be called a success until the terrorists responsible for the Pahalgam attack are caught.…